Hi, friend. I need to share a couple pieces of breaking news with you from our race that will decide Senate control. First, a brand-new poll from The New York Times shows me TIED with my Trump-back opponent – 47 to 47. Second, with time running out to pull ahead, former President Barack Obama is in Nevada TODAY to help us defend this seat from Mitch McConnell and my opponent.

So because this rally is our last and best hope to pull ahead, we've set a goal to raise $500,000 before President Obama and I take the stage together.

This is an ambitious goal, but we absolutely can't miss it if we're to have any chance of winning – and a group of donors is TRIPLE-MATCHING every gift to help us get there. I need you to understand why: Experts at The New York Times, CNN, The Cook Political Report – the list goes on and on – have said I am the most vulnerable senator on the ballot, and polling shows me in a dead heat with my opponent, Adam Laxalt (R).

Because of that, Mitch McConnell and his allies are spending more than $55 million to defeat me. With Nevadans already casting ballots, The Hill and Yahoo News are reporting that OUR race could "doom" Democrats' hopes of holding the Senate.

I'm not about to let that happen, but my team and advisors all agree that pulling ahead will take hitting an unprecedented grassroots goal of $500,000: I am personally asking you, friend, to chip in $5 – every dollar will be TRIPLED – to help me raise $500,000 for this must-win race. Your donation is absolutely essential to keeping this seat blue and defending our Democratic Senate majority.

With just 7 days until Election Day – and Nevadans already casting early vote ballots – seeing The New York Times report I'm TIED with my Trump-backed opponent is concerning, particularly since Senate control will come down to our race. But believe it or not, friend, we've been here before.

Back in 2016, Mitch McConnell and his allies spent tens of millions of dollars against me. The pundits thought I would lose. But I defied the odds, as well as all the right-wing money against me, to win by 2 points and become our nation's first Latina U.S. senator.

So how did we pull it off? With people like you, friend. People like you donating $10, $20, $50 at a time by the thousands to counter McConnell's megadonor money. That's precisely what it will take to win this time, which is why, with President Obama throwing us a lifeline today, we must raise the grassroots funds we need to pull ahead. Tonight.

Truly, friend, I can't do any of this without you. I can't win without you. You and this team are my best hope, so please donate $5 and have it TRIPLED to help President Obama and I raise the resources necessary to combat GOP spending and protect this seat. We MUST win Nevada to hold the Senate!

All of our hard fought progress since my last race can only be continued and built upon if Democrats remain in control of the Senate. From reproductive freedoms to voting rights, our fundamental values as a country are at stake in this election. This race will make or break our future progress as a nation, and it's going to come down to every last grassroots dollar.

So from the bottom of my heart, thank you.

¡La lucha sigue! The fight continues!

Catherine